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"Stargate SG-1" (1997): Season 9: Episode 20 -- SG-1 travels to a medieval society called Camelot to find a device, made by Merlin, which can help them defeat the Ori. They investigate library guarded by a fierce hologram called the Black Knight as the threat of the invasion looms.
"Stargate SG-1" (1997): Season 9: Episode 19 -- Vala's speaks to Stargate Command through Daniel's body. The Ori had sent her through a black hole to their home galaxy, where she learned that they plan to invade the Milky Way through a supergate, with an unknown location in the Milky Way.
"Stargate SG-1" (1997): Season 9: Episode 18 -- When Carter starts a device made by Merlin, it transports her and Mitchell to a parallel dimension.. Meanwhile Teal'c and SG-12 travel to the planet where a whole Sodan village is exterminated by its own hero Volnek, turned evil by a Prior.
"Stargate SG-1" (1997): Season 9: Episode 17 -- SG-1 is sent as diplomatic envoy to a research station. There, beetles that control an addictive plant prove unstoppable carnivores. The SG-1 members are trapped, and standard protocol dictates killing everything on the planet with a neurotoxin.
"Stargate SG-1" (1997): Season 9: Episode 16 -- While investigating the source of an addictive corn-like crop, SG-1 becomes involved in a firefight. They are forced to fall back to the gate, but as Daniel is dialing both the Stargate and the DHD are beamed away.

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Seasons:
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Release Date:
27 July 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Saving the world... one episode at a time more
Plot:
A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore the recently discovered StarGates. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 82 nominations more
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The franchise to fear more (146 total)
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 302)

Amanda Tapping ... Major Samantha Carter / ... (211 episodes, 1997-2007)
Christopher Judge ... Teal'c / ... (211 episodes, 1997-2007)

Michael Shanks ... Dr. Daniel Jackson / ... (196 episodes, 1997-2007)

Richard Dean Anderson ... Colonel Jack O'Neill / ... (175 episodes, 1997-2007)

Don S. Davis ... Major General George Hammond / ... (160 episodes, 1997-2007)
Gary Jones ... Sgt. Walter Harriman / ... (108 episodes, 1997-2007)
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Series Directed by
Peter DeLuise (56 episodes, 1999-2007)
Martin Wood (47 episodes, 1998-2006)
Andy Mikita (29 episodes, 1999-2007)
William Waring (13 episodes, 2002-2007)
William Gereghty (12 episodes, 1997-2005)
David Warry-Smith (11 episodes, 1998-2001)
Peter F. Woeste (11 episodes, 2000-2006)
Brad Turner (8 episodes, 1997-2005)
Mario Azzopardi (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ken Girotti (3 episodes, 1997-2006)
Charles Correll (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jonathan Glassner (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dennis Berry (2 episodes, 1997)
Bill Corcoran (2 episodes, 1999)
Robert C. Cooper (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
 
Series Writing credits
Jonathan Glassner (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Brad Wright (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Robert C. Cooper (59 episodes, 1997-2007)
Joseph Mallozzi (49 episodes, 2000-2007)
Paul Mullie (49 episodes, 2000-2007)
Damian Kindler (26 episodes, 1998-2007)
Peter DeLuise (18 episodes, 2000-2005)
Katharyn Powers (15 episodes, 1997-2004)
Alan McCullough (10 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ronald Wilkerson (9 episodes, 2001-2007)
Tor Alexander Valenza (7 episodes, 1998-2000)
Michael Greenburg (6 episodes, 1998-2005)
Heather E. Ash (6 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jeff King (5 episodes, 1997-2002)
Jarrad Paul (4 episodes, 1998-2003)
Terry Curtis Fox (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
Christopher Judge (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Martin Gero (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Hart Hanson (3 episodes, 1997-1999)
James Crocker (3 episodes, 1998-2005)
David Rich (3 episodes, 2000-2004)
James Tichenor (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Shanks (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
David Carren (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
J. Larry Carroll (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
Steven Barnes (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sam Egan (2 episodes, 1998-2003)
Carl Binder (2 episodes, 1999-2006)
Misha Rasovich (2 episodes, 1999-2003)
Victoria James (2 episodes, 2000-2005)
Michael Cassutt (2 episodes, 2000-2003)

Series Produced by
Brad Wright .... executive producer / consulting producer (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
N. John Smith .... co-executive producer / producer / ... (202 episodes, 1997-2007)
Robert C. Cooper .... executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (182 episodes, 1998-2007)
Michael Greenburg .... executive producer / co-executive producer (173 episodes, 1997-2005)
Richard Dean Anderson .... executive producer (163 episodes, 1997-2005)
Joseph Mallozzi .... executive producer / supervising producer / ... (148 episodes, 2000-2007)
Paul Mullie .... executive producer / supervising producer / ... (148 episodes, 2000-2007)
Andy Mikita .... producer / co-producer (104 episodes, 2002-2007)
Peter DeLuise .... supervising producer / co-producer / ... (81 episodes, 2002-2006)
Damian Kindler .... supervising producer / producer / ... (79 episodes, 2002-2006)
Jonathan Glassner .... executive producer (65 episodes, 1997-2000)
Jennifer Johnson .... associate producer (60 episodes, 2004-2007)
John G. Lenic .... producer (60 episodes, 2004-2007)
Martin Wood .... co-producer (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ron French .... producer (11 episodes, 1997)
Jeff King .... co-executive producer (6 episodes, 1997)
 
Series Original Music by
Joel Goldsmith (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Kevin Kiner (8 episodes, 1997-2003)
Richard Band (3 episodes, 1997-1998)

Neal Acree (unknown episodes)
Peter Bernstein (unknown episodes)
Ken Harrison (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
James Alfred Menard (105 episodes, 1998-2007)
Peter F. Woeste (93 episodes, 1997-2007)
Andrew D. Wilson (6 episodes, 2001-2004)
 
Series Film Editing by
Rick Martin (40 episodes, 1999-2004)
Brad Rines (39 episodes, 1997-2004)
Eric Hill (35 episodes, 2002-2007)
Allan Lee (24 episodes, 1997-2002)
Stein Myhrstad (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Richard Benwick (12 episodes, 1998-1999)
James Ilecic (8 episodes, 1998-1999)
Charles Robichaud (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Daria Ellerman (7 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kevin Willis (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
 
Series Casting by
Paul Weber (151 episodes, 1997-2007)
Mary Jo Slater (65 episodes, 1997-2000)
Robin Nassif (20 episodes, 1998-1999)

Stuart Aikins (unknown episodes)
Sean Cossey (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Design by
Richard Hudolin (109 episodes, 1997-2002)
Bridget McGuire (84 episodes, 2002-2006)
 
Series Art Direction by
Bridget McGuire (109 episodes, 1997-2002)
James Robbins (62 episodes, 2003-2006)
Brentan Harron (29 episodes, 2001-2002)
Doug McLean (29 episodes, 2001-2002)
Ivana Vasak (26 episodes, 2001-2002)
Peter Bodnarus (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ricardo Spinacé (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Thom Wells (2 episodes, 2004)

Barbara Wilson (unknown episodes)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Mark Davidson (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Robert Davidson (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
 
Series Costume Design by
Christina McQuarrie (209 episodes, 1997-2007)
Christine Mooney (4 episodes, 2004)
 
Series Makeup Department
Jan Newman .... makeup artist (50 episodes, 1997-2004)
Patrick O'Brien .... hair stylist / hairstylist (38 episodes, 2002-2004)
Nicholas Podbrey .... special effects makeup coordinator (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gray Creasy .... special effects makeup crew: Master's FX (8 episodes, 2000)
Brenda Turner .... hairstylist (6 episodes, 2004)
Julie McHaffie .... hair stylist (5 episodes, 1997-2003)
Todd Masters .... prosthetic makeup / prosthetics artist (3 episodes, 2003)
Frances Smith .... hair stylist (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rachel Griffin .... special makeup effects artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Tamar Ouziel .... assistant makeup artist: day calls (2 episodes, 2006)

Ken Culver .... prosthetic technician (unknown episodes)
Mike Fields .... special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Lee Joyner .... makeup effects crew (unknown episodes)
Shauna Magrath .... assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Ryan Nicholson .... prosthetic effects designer (unknown episodes)
Christopher Mark Pinhey .... assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Geoff Redknap .... special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Sean Sansom .... special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Christ Stanley .... assistant alien production: airbrushing (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Management
Michael S. McLean .... post-production supervisor (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
John G. Lenic .... production manager / unit manager (116 episodes, 1999-2007)
Andy Mikita .... production manager (78 episodes, 1998-2002)
N. John Smith .... production manager (12 episodes, 1997-1999)
Ron French .... production manager (10 episodes, 1997)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Mizel .... first assistant director (129 episodes, 1997-2007)
Andy Mikita .... second unit director / first assistant director (91 episodes, 1997-2003)
Ryan Kosmynka .... second assistant director / first assistant director (84 episodes, 2000-2006)
Matthew Blecha .... first assistant director / second assistant director / ... (54 episodes, 1997-2001)
Janice Genn .... second assistant director (47 episodes, 2002-2004)
Colleen Mitchell .... first assistant director: second unit (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Alex Pappas .... first assistant director (29 episodes, 2001-2004)
Kathy Houghton .... second assistant director (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Greg Rousseaux .... second assistant director / trainee assistant director (18 episodes, 1997-2000)
Gordon MacDonald .... first assistant director (18 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dustin Marks .... trainee assistant director (17 episodes, 2000-2001)
Martin Wood .... second unit director / first assistant director (14 episodes, 1997-1998)
Allan Lee .... second unit director (8 episodes, 1999-2002)
Paul Birkett .... second unit director (5 episodes, 1998)
Michele E. Dutka .... second assistant director (5 episodes, 1999)
Dwane Launt .... second assistant director (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Pohorly .... second assistant director (3 episodes, 2004)
Peter Dashkewytch .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 1998)
Ted Rae .... second unit director (1 episode, 1997)

Trevor Brokop .... third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Douglas Mitchell .... additional second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gisela Schulte .... third assistant director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Kenny Gibbs .... assistant property master / property master (129 episodes, 2000-2006)
Thom Wells .... construction coordinator (109 episodes, 1997-2002)
David Sinclair .... property master (95 episodes, 2000-2004)
David Paul Hewitt White .... on-set dresser (84 episodes, 2002-2006)
Joe May .... assistant art director / set designer (71 episodes, 2003-2006)
Doug McLean .... assistant art director (67 episodes, 1997-2000)
Rodrigo Segovia .... assistant art director (61 episodes, 2003-2006)
Tiara Motem .... property buyer / props assistant (55 episodes, 1997-1999)
Dan Sissons .... property master (50 episodes, 1997-1999)
John Hamilton .... head painter (49 episodes, 2002-2004)
Dena Skalin .... key scenic artist (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ken Wells .... head painter (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Steve Craine .... head painter (44 episodes, 2000-2002)
Karie Adkens .... assistant property master (43 episodes, 1997-2002)
Derick McLeod .... construction coordinator (42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Daniel Scarcello .... model maker (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Malcolm MacLean .... head painter (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Christian Combe .... scenic artist (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Melanie Cassidy .... assistant art director (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dean Goodine .... property master (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Terry Weaver .... assistant property master (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sabrina Karine .... property assistant (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jim LeBlanc .... property master (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Marie Ermie .... prop building coordinator / prop builder (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Clarke .... assistant art director (6 episodes, 2007)
Samantha Schell .... property buyer (3 episodes, 2003)
Andy Polos .... property master (2 episodes, 1999)
Derek McLeod .... construction coordinator (2 episodes, 2002)

Douglas W. Beard .... model maker (unknown episodes)
Dallas Bittner .... model maker (unknown episodes)
Peter Bodnarus .... set designer (unknown episodes)
Lubor Cencak .... scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Richard Cummins .... props (unknown episodes)
Tim Dagley .... on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Salmon Harris .... storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
G. Andrew Hussey .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
John B. Keys .... scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Colin Matthews .... assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Ken Rabhel .... illustrator (unknown episodes)
Jim Ramsay .... assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Francisco Rosa .... painter (unknown episodes)
Ross Walshe .... scenic carpenter (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Devan Kraushar .... supervising sound editor / sound supervisor / ... (148 episodes, 2000-2007)
James Wallace .... sound editor (119 episodes, 2000-2007)
Iain Pattison .... sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (99 episodes, 1998-2007)
Anke Bakker .... sound supervisor (58 episodes, 2004-2007)
Sina Oroomchi .... re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (36 episodes, 2002-2004)
Gord Hillier .... sound re-recording mixer (36 episodes, 2004-2007)
David M. Cyr .... sound mixer (29 episodes, 1997-2004)
Kevin Konarzewski .... adr mixer (29 episodes, 2004-2006)
James Fonnyadt .... sound supervisor (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Wayne Finucan .... sound mixer (22 episodes, 2002-2004)
Dave Hibbert .... re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hugo DeLaCerda .... sound re-recording mixer (19 episodes, 2001-2007)
Megan Goudsward .... background sound editor (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Glen Noseworthy .... adr mixer (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kirby Jinnah .... sound editor (14 episodes, 1997-2004)
Kelly Frey .... sound editor (14 episodes, 2002-2004)
Paul A. Sharpe .... sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (11 episodes, 1997-2007)
Kelly Cole .... sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 1998-2004)
Dean Giammarco .... sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 1997)
Bill Mellow .... re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 1999-2004)
Kevin Belen .... adr recordist / sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jacqueline Cristianini .... sound supervisor (3 episodes, 1997)
Murray Barker .... background effects editor (3 episodes, 1998-2001)
Kris Fenske .... sound editor / sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Genn .... sound editor (2 episodes, 1997)
Steve Smith .... sound editor / sound supervisor (2 episodes, 1997)
Issac Strozberg .... sound editor (2 episodes, 1997)
Todd R. Mason .... foley recordist / sound effects recordist (2 episodes, 2006)

Chris Glyn-Jones .... alternate boom operator (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Adam Boyd .... sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Kris Casavant .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
Lisa Doyle .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
Chris Duesterdiek .... sound mixer: second unit (unknown episodes)
Adam Gejdos .... sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Talvinder Gill .... assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jeff Hamon .... adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Brad Hillman .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Graeme Hughes .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Philip Hunter .... dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Jim Lacamel .... boom operator (unknown episodes)
Michael Miller .... adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Rory O'Neill .... boom operator: second unit / sound assistant: day call (unknown episodes)
Jean Raymond .... foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Adam Sharpe .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Special Effects by
Dan Rebert .... creature effects supervisor: Masters FX LA / prosthetic supervisor: Masters FX LA (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Wray J. Douglas .... special effects coordinator (47 episodes, 2002-2004)
Mark Stope .... model maker (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paul Hooson .... puppeteer (15 episodes, 1999-2007)
Todd Masters .... prosthetic animatronic operator / prosthetic artist / ... (7 episodes, 2002-2004)
Pierre-Paul Charbonneau .... special effects coordinator (3 episodes, 1997)
Jeny Cassady .... puppeteer (2 episodes, 2004)

Michael O'Brien .... mold department: Masters FX Inc. (unknown episodes, 2003)
Claude Bouchard .... special effects rigger (unknown episodes)
Steve Fink .... technician: Steve Johnson's XFX (unknown episodes)
Matthew Jorgensen .... special effects makeup artist: Todd Masters FX (unknown episodes)
Ted Rae .... miniature photography (unknown episodes)
Don Rutherford .... special effects painter (unknown episodes)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Michelle Comens .... visual effects supervisor / visual effects coordinator / ... (165 episodes, 1997-2007)
Bruce Woloshyn .... digital effects supervisor / senior digital compositing artist / ... (121 episodes, 1997-2007)
Christopher Mossman .... executive producer: Image Engine (95 episodes, 1998-2006)
Krista McLean .... digital effects / computer playback supervisor / ... (89 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robin Hackl .... compositing lead: Image Engine / visual effects supervisor: Image Engine (70 episodes, 1998-2006)
Shannon Gurney .... visual effects coordinator / visual effects supervisor (59 episodes, 2000-2004)
Tom Brydon .... 3D animator / animator (55 episodes, 2001-2006)
Lisa Turner .... visual effects coordinator: Image Engine (55 episodes, 2001-2006)
James Tichenor .... visual effects producer / visual effects coordinator / ... (53 episodes, 1997-2006)
Joseph Ngo .... visual effects (49 episodes, 2001-2007)
Greg Hansen .... visual effects artist / lead CGI animator (43 episodes, 2000-2005)
Jose Perez .... visual effects artist (38 episodes, 2005-2007)
Karen Watson .... digital compositor / digital compositing artist / ... (34 episodes, 2000-2007)
Ashley Clark .... digital effects coordinator (34 episodes, 2002-2004)
Debora Dunphy .... digital effects supervisor / digital compositing artist / ... (32 episodes, 2000-2007)
James Rorick .... visual effects coordinator / visual effects supervisor (32 episodes, 2003-2006)
Michael Ranalletta .... digital compositing artist (31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stephen Bahr .... visual effects coordinator / visual effects supervisor (30 episodes, 2001-2006)
Tara Conley .... digital effects coordinator (30 episodes, 2004-2006)
Audrey Price .... visual effects production assistant (30 episodes, 2005-2007)
James Halverson .... digital artist / matte painter (25 episodes, 2000-2006)
Marco Cantaluppi .... visual effects (25 episodes, 2004-2007)
Derek Stevenson .... digital artist (24 episodes, 2000-2006)
Gary Poole .... digital compositing artist (24 episodes, 2003-2006)
Scott Paquin .... key animator (23 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chris Doll .... digital compositing artist (22 episodes, 2003-2006)
Wes Sargent .... lead 3D animator / 3D animator / ... (20 episodes, 2001-2005)
Trevor Strand .... digital compositing artist (20 episodes, 2001-2004)
Vinay Mehta .... digital artist (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kent Matheson .... matte painter / matte painting (19 episodes, 1997-2003)
Jason Gross .... visual effects supervisor: Image Engine (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Naomi Stopa .... digital effects coordinator (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Vera Zivny .... visual effects coordinator: Image Engine (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Riley Benard .... lead rotoscope artist: Rainmaker / lead tracking artist: Rainmaker (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Aiden Zanini .... visual effects onset supervisor (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Pauline Burns .... visual effects coordinator (14 episodes, 1999-2001)
Kyle Winkelman .... lead animator / animator (14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Marc Roth .... 3D animator / animator (12 episodes, 1997-2004)
Kevin Little .... digital effects supervisor (12 episodes, 1998-2005)
Matthew Martell .... visual effects coordinator (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Anuj Patil .... digital compositing artist / digital artist / ... (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Simon Ager .... digital compositing artist (11 episodes, 2002-2005)
Dave McGhie .... digital compositor (10 episodes, 1997-2000)
Lee Pierce .... digital compositing artist (9 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ravinder Brar .... digital artist / digital effects artist (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joseph Abenhaim .... digital compositor (8 episodes, 2000)
Erica Henderson .... digital compositing artist / digital compositor (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Caleb Wagner .... visual effects (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Thomas McDermott .... compositing digital paint artist / digital matte painter (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ryan Jensen .... digital artist / lead matte artist / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
James Kawano .... visual effects artist (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Paul Wiens .... animator (7 episodes, 2006)
Christopher Hartt .... digital effects artist (6 episodes, 1997-1998)
Craig Van Den Biggelaar .... digital artist / digital effects supervisor / ... (6 episodes, 2000-2005)
Jon Anastasiades .... digital compositor (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Safeer Ghaznavi .... digital compositor (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Simon Lacey .... visual effects supervisor (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Robert Habros .... visual effects executive / visual effects supervisor (5 episodes, 1997)
Alec McClymont .... 3d artist: GVFX / Atmosphere VFX (5 episodes, 2001-2006)
Mark Savela .... visual effects supervisor (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ruslan Vasylev .... modeler (5 episodes, 2006)
Matthew Talbot-Kelly .... matte painting / matte paintings (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Christopher Stewart .... lead artist / digital effects / ... (4 episodes, 2003-2006)
Todd Liddiard .... digital compositing artist (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
John Gajdecki .... visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 1997)
Ted Rae .... visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 1997)
Zeljko Barcan .... visual effects (3 episodes, 1998-2004)
Nicholas Boughen .... 3D animator / animator (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
Sonia Henkel .... visual effects coordinator (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shawn Walsh .... digital effects supervisor: Image Engine / digital compositor: Image Engine (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christine Petrov .... digital compositing artist (2 episodes, 1997-2003)
Judy D. Shane .... digital compositing artist / digital compositor (2 episodes, 2000-2005)
James G. Hebb .... 3D animator / 3D lead animator (2 episodes, 2000-2004)
Aruna Inversin .... 2D compositor / digital compositor (2 episodes, 2000)
Rod Bland .... 3D animator / digital artist (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Mark Breakspear .... digital compositing artist (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Doug Campbell .... digital compositor / lead digital compositing artist (2 episodes, 2001)
Seán Travers .... digital compositor (2 episodes, 2001)
Adam de Bosch Kemper .... lead animator / lead visual effects animator (2 episodes, 2002-2005)
Ryan Cronin .... 3D animator (2 episodes, 2002)
Fredrik Höglin .... digital compositing artist / digital compositor (2 episodes, 2004)
Tannis Mathers .... digital compositing artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Jayme Vandusen .... compositor (2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Eric Chauvin .... digital matte painter (unknown episodes, 1997)
Betty Shaw .... systems administrator: GVFX (unknown episodes, 1998-2001)
Haskell Friedman .... technical director / visual effects digital artist (unknown episodes, 1998-1999)
Billy D. Choi .... visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes, 1999)
Marianne O'Reilly .... visual effects producer: Rainmaker (unknown episodes, 2000-2003)
Joe Farrell .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes, 2000)
Philip Edward Alexy .... 3D lead digital artist: GVFX (unknown episodes)
Vishal Anand .... visual effects (unknown episodes)
Dave Axford .... model shop supervisor (unknown episodes)
Louise Barkholt .... visual effects producer: GVFX (unknown episodes)
Greg Behrens .... visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mark Benard .... digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Barb Benoit .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Nadine Blackler .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Neill Blomkamp .... 3D animator (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Bolt .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Landon Bootsma .... digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Dug Claxton .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Richard J. Cook .... digital effects producer: VisonArt (unknown episodes)
John D.B. Cox .... motion control operator (unknown episodes)
Jayne Craig .... visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kristin Dearholt .... rotoscope artist (unknown episodes)
Theo Diamantis .... visual effects (unknown episodes)
Jean-Luc Dinsdale .... visual effects coordinator / visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Keegan Douglas .... digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Charlene Eberle Douglas .... visual effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Leif Einarsson .... computer graphics lead animator: Digital Magic (unknown episodes)
Ted Fay .... director of technology: VisionArt (unknown episodes)
Paul Furminger .... visual effects editor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Genzel .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Martin Halle .... digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Hamish Hamilton .... digital artist: rotoscope artist / visual effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Ivan Hayden .... visual effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Gudrun Heinze .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Shawn Hillier .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Sylvain Huard .... 3D animator (unknown episodes)
Jody Jessop .... visual effects assistant coordinator (unknown episodes)
Andrew Karr .... digital artist (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Kehler .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
John Kennedy .... digital artist (unknown episodes)
Jaye Krebs .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
James Lau .... digital artist (unknown episodes)
Tony Lawrence .... digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Rosano Lepri .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
May Leung .... 3D animator (unknown episodes)
Kimberley Liptrap .... 3D animator (unknown episodes)
Dan Mayer .... 3D animator (unknown episodes)
Jennifer McEachern .... visual effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Brian Moylan .... digital compositing artist / matte painter (unknown episodes)
Daniel Osaki .... visual effects (unknown episodes)
Eric Petey .... digital artist: Lost Boys Studios (unknown episodes)
Carmen Pollard .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Rik Shorten .... visual effects coordinator: GVFX (unknown episodes)
Elaine Sipos .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Jessica Sjoblom .... rotoscope artist (unknown episodes)
Joel Skeete .... senior digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Jason Snea .... compositor (unknown episodes)
Linda Tremblay .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Bruce Turner .... visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Simon van de Lagemaat .... 3D animator (unknown episodes)
Chris Van Dyck .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Paolo G. Venturi .... digital artist: Gekko/double secret productions animated logos (unknown episodes)
Cory Virs .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Steven Wendland .... visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Wendy Whaley .... digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Arnold Yuki .... rotoscope artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Stunts
Dan Shea .... stunt double: Richard Dean Anderson / stunt coordinator (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Scott J. Ateah .... stunt coordinator (40 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jason Calder .... stunt performer (20 episodes, 1997-2007)
Owen Walstrom .... stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 1999)
Hugo Steele .... stunt performer (3 episodes, 2002-2006)
Fraser Aitcheson .... stunt performer (3 episodes, 2003-2006)
Leanne Hindle .... stunt double (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Aaron Au .... stunt performer / stunts (2 episodes, 2006)
Janene Carleton .... stunt double / stunt double: Claudia Black (2 episodes, 2006)
Sylvesta Stuart .... stunt double: Wayne Brady (1 episode, 2005)

Ed Anders .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Chad Bellamy .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Simon Burnett .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Kirk Caouette .... stunt double / utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Mike Carpenter .... utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Kimberly Chiang .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Janina Dall .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Mike Desabrais .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Mike Dopud .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Joe Doserro .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Bill Edwards .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Gaston Howard .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Jon Kralt .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Dave Lane .... stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Kit Mallet .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Leslie McMichael .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Steven McMichael .... utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Phillip Mitchell .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Rick Moore .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Kirby Morrow .... stunt double: T'arac (unknown episodes)
Jovan Nenadic .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Scott Nicholson .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Shawn C. Orr .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Darryl Quon .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Dan Rizzuto .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey C. Robinson .... utility stunts (unknown episodes)
John Sampson .... stunt rebel jaffa (unknown episodes)
Christopher Sayor .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Sharon Simms .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Lori Stewart .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Clay Virtue .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Marshall Virtue .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Rob Wilton .... stunts (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Troy James Sobotka .... dolly operator: "b" camera / key grip: second unit (66 episodes, 1999-2002)
Amie Gibbins .... second assistant camera (66 episodes, 2001-2004)
John Carron .... playback operator (43 episodes, 1997-1999)
Rick Dean .... chief lighting technician (42 episodes, 2002-2004)
William Waring .... camera operator (37 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jean Chiasson .... dolly grip: 2nd unit / dolly grip (36 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tim Atkins .... chief lighting technician (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nick Kuchera .... key grip (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
Chris Cochrane .... best boy (20 episodes, 2005-2006)
Glen Forrieter .... dolly grip (20 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dave Walker .... key grip (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Shawn Montgomery .... key grip (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
R.K. Hill .... key grip (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dean Reca .... grip (9 episodes, 1999)
Chris Turner .... assistant camera (8 episodes, 1998)
Andrew D. Wilson .... director of photography: second unit / camera operator (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ivor Pedersen .... key grip (7 episodes, 2004)
Lou Gruzelier .... camera operator (6 episodes, 2004)
Vince Uytdehaag .... chief lighting technician (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sarah Baldwin .... remote head technician (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Rod Crombie .... camera operator (2 episodes, 1997)
Keith Murphy .... camera operator (2 episodes, 1997)
Gary J. Williams .... second grip (2 episodes, 1997)
Nathaniel Massey .... camera operator (2 episodes, 2003)
Nina Jones .... lighting technician (2 episodes, 2006)

Geoff Baker .... grip (unknown episodes, 1997)
Ryan Gillard .... first assistant camera (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
David Gray .... still photographer (unknown episodes)
Aaron Haesler .... camera trainee (unknown episodes)
Oliver Hajdu .... rigging best boy (unknown episodes)
Mark Lunn .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Chris McMullin .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
W. James Meagher .... camera trainee / daily second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Brett Peterson .... rigging grip (unknown episodes)
George Ramage .... rigging best boy (unknown episodes)
Jeff Upton .... gaffer (unknown episodes)
Joe Waistell .... first assistant camera: second unit (unknown episodes)
Darek Wyszynski .... first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Animation Department
Patrick Kalyn .... animator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting Department
Carol Kelsay .... casting: Canada (153 episodes, 1997-2004)
Ivy Isenberg .... casting associate: USA (116 episodes, 2001-2007)
Sandra Couldwell .... extras casting (113 episodes, 1999-2004)
Lance Peverley .... extras wrangler (60 episodes, 2004-2007)
Timothy Michals .... casting (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Stuart Aikins .... casting: Canada (6 episodes, 2004-2007)
Sean Cossey .... casting: Canada (6 episodes, 2004-2007)
Natasha Tony .... extras casting (2 episodes, 2001)

Mary Jo Slater .... casting: USA (unknown episodes)
Paul Weber .... casting: USA (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kurtis Reeves .... special effects costumer (27 episodes, 2005-2006)
Patrick Gray .... truck costumer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)

Sheila White .... costumer: special effects costumes (unknown episodes)
 
Series Editorial Department
Michael Eliot .... post-production consultant (158 episodes, 1997-2004)
Kerry McDowall .... post-production coordinator / assistant post-production coordinator (82 episodes, 2003-2007)
Doug Oke .... assistant editor (80 episodes, 1997-2004)
Jennifer Johnson .... post-production coordinator (66 episodes, 2001-2004)
Louisa Skinner .... post-production coordinator (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Lana Gudlaugson .... post-production facility coordinator (40 episodes, 2004-2006)
Steve McLeod .... second assistant editor (40 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kevin Willis .... assistant editor (35 episodes, 1997-2001)
Kye Meechan .... second assistant editor (26 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jason Schneider .... assistant editor (25 episodes, 2002-2004)
Diane Panozzo .... post-production coordinator (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dawn Knight .... post-production coordinator (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dave Rees .... assistant editor (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Denise Henry .... assistant editor (5 episodes, 1997)
Darcy Arthurs .... on-line editor (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Richard Long .... assistant editor (2 episodes, 1997)

Mark Hornish .... editor: main titles (unknown episodes)
Anne Marie McGinn .... assistant post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Holly Amber Proulx .... post-production assistant coordinator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
David Arnold .... composer: original themes (213 episodes, 1997-2007)
Rick Chadock .... music editor / music recording supervisor (193 episodes, 1997-2007)
Richard S. Kaufman .... music supervisor (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
Alex Wilkinson .... orchestrator / music editor (10 episodes, 1997-2000)

Tim Boyle .... score mixer (unknown episodes)
Vladimir Horunzhy .... composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Dennis McCarthy .... conductor (unknown episodes)
Chris Neel .... soundtrack album producer (unknown episodes)
Marc S. Perlman .... music editor (unknown episodes)
Shawn Pierce .... music editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Transportation Department
Lennard H. Chan .... transportation coordinator (115 episodes, 1999-2004)
Ian 'Moss' Urquhart .... transportation coordinator (43 episodes, 1997-1999)

Chris J. Clayton .... driver (unknown episodes)
 
Series Other crew
Heenan Blaikie .... legal counsel / legal services (157 episodes, 1997-2004)
Nicole Forest .... production accountant (157 episodes, 1997-2004)
Carol Horn .... legal counsel / legal services (148 episodes, 1997-2004)
Jonathan Glassner .... executive consultant (148 episodes, 2000-2007)
Cath-Anne Ambrose .... script coordinator / production associate (132 episodes, 1998-2004)
Lynn Smith .... location manager (132 episodes, 1998-2004)
Robert M. Malachowski Jr. .... title designer: main titles (104 episodes, 2001-2005)
Paul Gendreau .... publicist (94 episodes, 2001-2007)
Ivon R. Bartok .... assistant to executive producer / assistant: Gekko Film Corp. / ... (93 episodes, 2000-2004)
Kim Cowan .... unit publicist / media coordinator (87 episodes, 1997-2002)
Erin Fitzgerald .... adr walla group (87 episodes, 1997-2001)
Candice Field .... script supervisor (85 episodes, 1997-2004)
Alex Levine .... script coordinator (82 episodes, 2003-2007)
Michelle Parzentny .... production coordinator (66 episodes, 1998-2001)
Kaayla Ryane .... production coordinator (56 episodes, 2001-2004)
Tor Alexander Valenza .... senior story editor / story editor (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Peter DeLuise .... creative consultant (44 episodes, 2000-2002)
Victoria James .... production associate (43 episodes, 1997-1999)
John G. Lenic .... assistant to producer / assistant to co-executive producer (43 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jenny McDonnell .... production associate / assistant: Gekko Film Corp. (41 episodes, 1998-2000)
Amanda Alexander .... script supervisor (40 episodes, 2000-2004)
Carole Appleby .... promotions coordinator (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Carl Binder .... creative consultant (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Martin Gero .... creative consultant (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Alan McCullough .... executive story editor / story editor (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Marcus Goodwin .... production assistant (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Robert C. Cooper .... executive story editor (31 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jason Collier .... key production assistant (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Martin Wood .... creative consultant (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Marion Gonneville .... production coordinator (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
Katharyn Powers .... executive story consultant (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
Lawren Bancroft-Wilson .... assistant to executive producers (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Damian Kindler .... creative consultant (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nathan Letteer .... production assistant: NORAD second unit (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Heather E. Ash .... story editor (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ronald Wilkerson .... story editor (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Leanne Arnott .... location manager (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Lisa Wilder .... script supervisor (15 episodes, 1998-2000)
Lynne Spencer .... production coordinator (15 episodes, 2001)
David Costello .... production assistant (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Casey Nelson-Zutter .... assistant location manager (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kandis Armstrong .... assistant to producer (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
Carol Chestnut .... legal counsel (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jolene O'Neil .... legal counsel (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Evan Allen .... production assistant (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sabrina Karine .... production assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tom J. Lawson .... production assistant (9 episodes, 2007)
Terry Curtis Fox .... senior advisor (7 episodes, 1998)
Jessica Brajoux .... production assistant (6 episodes, 2006)
Jamie Lake .... location manager (5 episodes, 1997-2004)
Lana Krotenko .... script supervisor (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Scott Walden .... location manager (5 episodes, 1998)
Gregory Diamond Almas .... assistant to executive producer (5 episodes, 2004)
Holly Atchison .... script supervisor (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nancy Eagles .... script supervisor (4 episodes, 1997)
Trish Neufeld .... assistant: Gekko Film Corp. (3 episodes, 1998)
Eunice Choi .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2003)
Lara P. Fox .... script supervisor (3 episodes, 2003)
Mick Rochon .... production assistant (2 episodes, 1997-1998)

Krista Abraham .... intern (unknown episodes, 2002-2003)
Bill Vigars .... publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Gregory Astop .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes, 2004)
Heather Vedan .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes, 2004)
Gillian Andrew .... first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Ron Blecker .... technical advisor (unknown episodes)
Andrea Boorman .... assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kieran Cuddihy .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
H. Michael Dale .... fabricator (unknown episodes)
Chris Derochie .... texture artist (unknown episodes)
Darren Giblin .... office production assistant / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jacquie Janzen .... stand-in (unknown episodes)
Lee Jenkinson .... accounting clerk (unknown episodes)
Bonnie Judd .... animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Ryan Judd .... animal trainer (unknown episodes)
David Kurvers .... computer playback operator / production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Langtry .... computer playback operator (unknown episodes)
Anthony A. Lewis .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nathan Lomax .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lukasz Madziag .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Pancho Mansfield .... network executive (unknown episodes)
Todd Masters .... puppeteer: "Asgard" (unknown episodes)
Peter Munro .... location scout (unknown episodes)
Bill Nikolai .... stand-in (unknown episodes)
Christina Ollson .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Elva Parsons .... payroll accountant (unknown episodes)
Brigitte Prochaska .... unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Brad Proctor .... puppeteer: "Asgard" (unknown episodes)
Holly Amber Proulx .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andrew Simpson .... animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Ryan Steacy .... armorer (unknown episodes)
Emily Thierry-Gray .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Chris Turner .... stand-in (unknown episodes)
Annie Wilkinson .... set tutor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Thanks
Yaroslav Poverlo .... thanks (1 episode, 2005)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La porte des étoiles (Canada: French title) (dubbed version)
Stargåte SG-1 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Stargate Command (USA) (working title)
Stargate: SG-1 (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
60 min (214 Episodes)
Country:
USA | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:12 (some epiosodes) | UK:15 (some epiosodes) | UK:PG (some epiosodes) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 (2 episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14A (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG
Filming Locations:
British Columbia, Canada more
Company:
Sony Pictures Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although they wrote the original Stargate (1994) feature the series is based on, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich refused an on-screen credit. They are credited, however, on the series of novels based on the series. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Throughout the series, the IDC is received by the SGC before the wormhole has been established. more
Quotes:
Jack O'Neill: It's what we do... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Stan Helsing (2009) more

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132 out of 147 people found the following comment useful.
The franchise to fear, 14 March 2004
Author: evilcritic from Sheffield, England

Ten years after Emmerich & Devlin showed the world how it SHOULD be done, the TV spin off of their (still) greatest achievement has finally proven itself to be the best franchise in existence today.

For those unfamiliar with the original film, the Stargate is a device found buried in the Giza plateau of Egypt in 1928. In 1994 (or 1996, if you follow the chronology of the series) the United States Air force has come into possession of the gate and recruits radical Egyptologist Dr. Daniel Jackson (then played by James Spader) to translate the runes found alongside it and activate the gate.

Sure enough, Jackson opens the gate and a reconnaissance team led by the stoic Colonel Jack O'Neil (a dour-faced Kurt Russell) is assigned to survey the world on the other side, later to be known as Abydos. Jackson too, is sent along with the goal of reopening the gate on the other side. Once on the other side though, the team come across a civilisation being ruled over by the mythical god Ra and come to discover the truth behind both the Abydonians and the Ancient Egyptians - that thousands of years ago a dying alien parasite came to Earth and took a host in the form of a primitive human boy (Jaye Davidson). Using his advanced technology, the alien - now in human form - masqueraded as the god Ra, conquering the planet and using the Stargate to transport thousands of humans to Abydos to mine the minerals needed to sustain his technology.

Needless to say, O'Neil and Jackson see to it that the Abydonians are shown the truth about their god and rebel against him. Jackson stays behind on Abydos with his new wife Sha'uri (later changed to Share) and O'Neil's team returns to Earth.

The series picks up one year later, when the now dormant Stargate is reactivated unexpectedly and a hostile alien force seemingly under the leadership of Ra launches an attack on the base, taking a hostage in the process. In response, the base's new CO, General George Hammond (the superb Don S. Davis) calls on the now-retired Jack O'Neill (who, as well an extra 'L' in his name, has also become the much-lighter Richard Dean Anderson) to lead his team back to Abydos and determine the nature of this new threat. Back on Abydos however, Daniel Jackson (now played to perfection by Michael Shanks) shows O'Neill and scientist Captain (later Major) Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) that the Stargate can evidently open doorways to more planets than simply Abydos and that whoever attacked Earth did not originate from Abydos.

The situation becomes more critical though, when the same force attacks Abydos and both Share and her brother Ska'ra are taken. Jackson immediately returns to Earth, where the President authorises the creation of nine teams to uncover what lies through the Stargate on each different world - O'Neill's team (including Jackson and Carter) being designated SG-1.

Following the Stargate address seen during the attack on Abydos, SG-1 travel to a planet known as Chulak where they discover the true origin of the enemy force - another alien masquerading as a god, this time as the god Apophis. The situation worsens when both Share and Ska'ra are revealed to have become hosts to the aliens, known as the Goa'uld. Imprisoned on Chulak, SG-1 must rely on Apophis' head guard when he turns traitor and agrees to help the team escape. The alien, Teal'c (the impeccable Christopher Judge), leads the team to the Stargate, all the while fighting a bloody battle in an attempt to recover Share and Ska'ra.

After the rather breakneck pilot, season 1 of SG-1 falls into a rather repetitive pattern pretty quickly - the team shows up at a planet looking for advanced technology to fight the Goa'uld, stumbles across a problem with either the locals or said technology and spends the rest of the episode solving that problem. Although the episodes aren't really that lacklustre, they do serve to remind you that the Star Trek franchise has existed for years on pretty much the same recurring `planet of the week' plot. It's not until the season's final three episodes that the show shows even any sign of promise.

The season closing trilogy however, rejuvenate the series back to the strong form it displayed in the pilot, when Apophis finally launches his ships against Earth and SG-1 alone must prevent the planet's destruction. Although the story is concluded in the second season premiere, the main plotline picks up tremendously from there. By two-thirds of the way through it's sophomore season Apophis is gone and the scope of the show is revealed - there was never only two aliens to fight, there are in fight a large group - all masquerading as gods - known as the System Lords.

The show from then on deals largely with defending Earth against these enemies, although at the midway point in season three Apophis returns as the series' biggest foe and takes much of the play until the season four/five two-parter. It is in Apophis' aftermath that a new foe is revealed : Anubis. Once a powerful and sadistic Goa'uld System Lord, Anubis was banished when even the other Goa'ulds objected to his activates.

Mastering the technology of the Stargate builders (known as the Ancients), Anubis takes the tension to a whole new level when - by the close of season seven - he shows up in orbit of Earth with an armada waiting to destroy the planet.

The beauty of the series is simple : it never slumps unrecoverably. In every instance of a slightly dull episode, the following episode will undoubtedly show itself to be one of the best pieces of television you'll ever see. On a story-arc level alone, the series beats genre shows like Deep Space Nine and The X-Files hands-down almost simply because the arc stays consistent, there are no ludicrous changes of pace, no unexplained leaps that need to be taken and no confusion over the eventual direction of the story.

The evolution of the show is also a high point. By season six, technology recovered in the preceding seasons have been mastered and put into practical use. Characters show bonds that grow with time, even enemies become fleshed out and changed allegiances (for the first time I can remember on television) are actually plausible.

The two biggest selling points of SG-1 are it's writing and it's performances. In Anderson, the show has a leading man that fits every bill perfectly. The character - although admittedly a big leap from Russell's performance - grows incredibly to the point where every nuance is golden. In the confines of the Stargate universe, O'Neill has basically two roles - comedian and action hero, both of which are superbly portrayed. Shanks begins the series by essentially playing Spader playing Jackson and then evolving the character to the point that you forget Spader ever filled the role in the first place. Tapping - although irritating as hell in the initial episodes - eventually becomes intensely loveable, mainly serving as both the frustrated emotional core of the team and the brains of the outfit - coming up with a plan for every alien threat that comes their way. Judge is also spot-on, taking the kind of stoicism earmarked by Michael Dorn for all those years and graduating it to a level of pure awe. Teal'c is a character that in the hands of an other actor could have been a disaster, but with Judge you actually find yourself revelling in the character's highs and lows as much as he himself does. Obviously the character fills the role of the team's muscle, but his level of comic relief is superb - not just on a level of writing, but also on a level of deadpan and delivery.

This show launches it's first real spin off in July (US) and September (UK) in Stargate : Atlantis, and with a proposed movie on the horizon the future is looking rosy. Above all, this is a franchise that deserves it's endurance and widespread appeal.

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